Is it just a coincidence that both football teams playing in the Super Bowl hail come from towns that have legalized the use of recreational marijuana? Maybe it’s time for the N.F.L. to endorse marijuana use for injured players.

Manziel could go home every night at 5 p.m. to study tape, do pushups and eat all his vegetables. Or he could go get rowdy in New Orleans for a night. I prefer the guy who spent the night in New Orleans.

Selig should decide if baseball should be a clean sport where cheating is never tolerated or if it is going to be a sport like NASCAR, where if you aren’t caught cheating, then you really aren’t trying.

Despite participating in practice and pregame shoot-arounds, Chicago’s star guard Derrick Rose continues to sit; it’s the main reason the Bulls probably aren’t going to go to the third round of the playoffs.

I am not proud to say this, but somebody has to: I am wholeheartedly hoping Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks can continue their impressive winning streak as the NBA’s regular season comes to a close. Before I get into this, let’s get something straight. The Denver Nuggets are still my team. They are […]

Coach George Karl’s way of winning with what is the third-youngest team in the National Basketball Association is to make a track meet out of the game, but maybe a track meet is not a good enough analogy. It’s probably more like a marathon sprint.

You can look at all kinds of stats to judge a team, but when a team rallies around a coach recovering from leukemia, it’s immeasurable. And that’s why the Colts may now be the team to beat in the playoffs.

You can look at all kinds of stats to judge a team, but when a team rallies around a coach recovering from leukemia, it’s immeasurable. And that’s why the Colts may now be the team to beat in the playoffs.

Heads or tails? Choose the right one and you’re on your way to compete in the summer Olympics in London. Choose wrong and all your efforts to become one of the world’s fastest women seeking a gold medal is down the drain.

In Colorado, nobody really knows if you are trespassing or not when floating on rivers through private land. HB-1188 would clarify that ambiguity and keep Colorado’s rivers open to boaters and anglers.

As Roger Clemens and steroid-injecting trainer Brian McNamee duke it out in the courtroom with their big name attorneys, Major League Baseball is progressing toward a solution to its seemingly never ending steroid abuse problem.

Next week, National Football League owners will be discussing the upcoming season – and yes, the New England Patriots and their cheating issues will be brought up if not taking center stage. Unfortunately, like many other instances in the U.S., the cheaters will bring further regulations down on everybody else. The meeting scheduled for next […]

The cheatin’ snowball of the New England Patriots and Coach Bill Belichick has been rolling downhill since September, gaining in size and momentum. If you’re not up to speed on the latest in Patriots Spy Games of 2007, let me fill you in. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is getting ready to hear from former New […]

When the Mitchell Report was released on the state of steroids in baseball, I initially felt that the players who were named in the report were being treated unjustly. They had been given a bad name without being proven guilty. At least for the once-great Roger Clemens, who was named in the report for being […]

I have been sleeping like a baby every night since the New York Football Giants took down the now 18-1 New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The Giants’ 17-14 win was the best, most competitive game since John Elway helicoptered his way to a Super Bowl victory back in 1998. How did the Giants […]

The closing of football season is a depressing time. It’s only a few days away. Prepare. The New England Patriots could win every game this season, and that too is depressing. Prepare. As the circus in Arizona rolls toward Sunday’s big game, the spotlight is on one Giants player whose prediction to win is drawing […]

Recently, many NFL players who have violated the league’s substance policy have done so by smoking marijuana – not exactly what one would call a performance enhancing drug. While over in the MLB, the boys of summer are getting caught with more serious substances – human growth hormones and steroids. Why the discrepancy? Is it […]

The NFL is down to the final four this weekend. The surprising and beat-up San Diego Chargers will host New England for the AFC championship at 1 p.m. on Sunday and just after that the G-men will be taking on Uncle Brett and the Green Bay Packers at 4:30 p.m. The two games have the […]

It has been a while since any good news has come out of Major League Baseball. Almost all the players in baseball, it seems, are ’roiding. Roger Clemens went on 60 Minutes last week to dispel any notion that he has ever used steroids in a very dramatic interview. And the Red Sox are the […]

Hopefully all of your New Year hangovers have subsided for this final weekend of college football action. Looking back at the college bowl season thus far, one thing is clear: The Southeastern Conference is, by far, the best conference in college football. Besides the Florida Gators and Arkansas, the SEC is currently the powerhouse of […]

It used to be that the most interesting and fun-to watch elements of sports happened during games or matches. That’s the way that it used to be. Now, it seems, the most interesting or, at least, headline making actions don’t come from the field but rather the courtroom or players’ lawyers. As I sit surrounded […]

Well, what in the hell do we do, as fans, with Major League Baseball? For a good part of my life I have watched, cheered, groaned, and celebrated a game that has had (from what The Mitchell Report tells us) plenty of players using performance-enhancing drugs. In case you have been on a week-long backpacking […]

Surprise, surprise, another offensive player has won the 2007 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award given in college football to the overall best player. Not to take away from any Heisman winner’s achievements, but are they really the best in college football? It seems that any high school football prospect with dreams of winning a […]

This Christmas, former Sen. George Mitchell is making a list and checking it twice. And as a gift to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, Mitchell will be handing over the naughty list of steroid abusers. Or so we think. The Denver Post reported on Wednesday that Mitchell’s investigation on the illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs in […]

For some Rockies superstars, playing in the World Series wasn’t enough to win prestigious awards, even if they should have. Shortstop fireballer Troy Tulowitski came in a close second in taking Rookie of the Year honors and didn’t receive a Gold Glove. Manager Clint Hurdle finished third place behind Manager Charlie Manuel and Bob Melvin, […]

I can’t tell you how much I hate the New England Patriots. I have always hated them, but now I hate them more than ever. Last Sunday’s matchup between the Pats and the Colts was truly an exciting game to watch and, at the time, I respected New England’s fourth-quarter comeback to beat Indy 24-20. […]

Could ESPN’s Monday Night Football announcing get any worse? Current announcers Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Tony Kornheiser make the Monday night tradition almost unbearable. I admit I’m still reeling from that rotten Bronco game last week, where elder-super star Brett Favre pulled a trick from Elway’s bag with a bomb to win the game […]

Who knew in the second week of the NFL season that Broncos’ Head Coach Mike Shanahan would start a new coaching fad when he called a timeout just before Oakland place kicker Sebastian Janikowski made a field goal in overtime? That (good) kick didn’t count, and then his do-over kick bounced off an upright, securing […]

I hate to be a downer after the Rockies took the National League Pennant on Monday, but I think it is time to get into the Broncos’ surprisingly dismal season. What happened? Anyone with an eye for the gridiron knows that the Broncos could just as easily be sitting at 0-5, instead of 2-3. Back […]

For the past two weeks I’ve plastered these pages with praise for the surprisingly great Colorado Rockies. But the fact remains that I am nervous as hell about the outcome of the National League Championship Series, which began last night in Arizona. When the Rox made the postseason, the only team I really didn’t feel […]

It’s October and the Rockies have given us something to talk about (thankfully, as the Broncos’ already disastrous season has started to prematurely linger on). The Rox haven’t seen the postseason since their first and only appearance in 1995, when they made it into the first round but went no further. I expect this young […]

The final weekend of the regular Major League Baseball season is here and the Rockies are within spitting distance of getting into the postseason. On Wednesday evening, the Rockies broke their own team record by winning their 10th straight game, and using their rival Dodgers as a doormat in a good portion of those wins. […]

With two weeks down in the NFL season, outstanding teams this season look a bit different from in recent years. Detroit and Green Bay are 2-0, as are Dallas, Washington and San Francisco in the NFC. In the AFC, the New England (spies are us) Patriots look sharp at 2-0, along with Indy, Houston, Pittsburgh, […]

With two weeks down in the NFL season, outstanding teams this season look a bit different from in recent years. Detroit and Green Bay are 2-0, as are Dallas, Washington and San Francisco in the NFC. In the AFC, the New England (spies are us) Patriots look sharp at 2-0, along with Indy, Houston, Pittsburgh, […]

Well, it comes as no surprise to me that New England Patriots’ Coach Bill Belichick has been caught cheating…again. I can’t figure out if this man – in his rotten, hooded sweatshirt – is intelligent, or really, really stupid. Last Sunday, NFL security confiscated a video camera and tape from the Patriots’ video assistant who […]

For those of us excited about the start of the pro football season, it is time to rejoice. Week one of the NFL season is finally here. Preseason football is a terrible and wretched tease for those glued to the gridiron. Not only can it be torture to sit through, you can’t bet on the […]

TELLURIDE, Aug. 30, 5:02 p.m. – The mornings are a little cooler and darker here in Telluride. The Valley Floor’s willows are showing signs of transformation with shades of red and gold painting the early morning fog. The Gondola’s seats are now a little colder than what you remembered a week ago. The frost is […]

“About 40 percent of the original Raiders were criminal by nature and deliberately dangerous brutes. They were professional athletes who got paid every week to hurt people. …That made you an automatic hero of violence, for a while, and entitled you to throw your weight around downtown Oakland with whores and cops and animals. You […]

The countdown has begun for the 2007 college football season, which starts in two weeks. This week, ESPN announced its preseason “power 16” rankings, with (no surprise) USC in the number one slot. Coming off their Jan. 6 win in the Rose Bowl over Michigan, the Trojans have depth, with senior quarterback John David Booty […]

The fallout after the federal investigation of NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who allegedly bet on games he refereed, continues…this time on the baseball diamond. Last Thursday, Rob Manfred, MLB’s executive vice president for labor relations, requested consent forms to perform background checks on nearly 70 umpires. Manfred’s request turned sour when Lamell McMorris, spokesman for […]

With 40-some games left in the regular season, the Colorado Rockies are in the race for the post-season, and are playing well in baseball’s toughest division. If they don’t screw it up, and that’s a very big “if” for Rockies’ fans. The National League West division has four out of its five teams battling for […]

TELLURIDE, July 26, 5:33 p.m. – It has been a tough week in professional sports, with scandals rocking the Tour de France, National Basketball Association and Michael Vick. The Tour de France is up to its derailleur in blood doping and drug chaos – again. A cloud of suspicion still hangs over last year’s champion, […]

726 Main Street, OuraySlainte. The word is Irish Gaelic, meaning health. In a bar, Slainte means “cheers.” Doesn’t it seem a lot like “slake”? That is what you should visit O’Brien’s to do. The bummer is that there is no actual O’Brien associated with this bar and pub, a Ouray fixture since 2007. The founders […]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]

This functional and fun class is taught by Michelle Kodis, who worked and trained extensively with Darin Fletcher of Integrative Movement Center. This brings together the best of her background in pilates, dance and FUN![...]

Karate is back!!! Karate is offered on a monthly basis- You may attend in Ridgway and/or Ouray. Payment is due first of the month, unless purchasing a 3-month or 6-month pass via phone. Mondays in[...]